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The surprise news as we went to press on MCV magazine earlier this week was that Nintendo’s Dawn Paine is to leave the firm next month to take an important role at Universal Pictures. The move says plenty about about how drawn to games other forms of entertainment have become.Hugely …

The Resident Evil 6 ad campaign has already begun – ten months before the game hits shelves. Last week Capcom surprised fans with a spooky Resident Evil 6 trailer, and revealed the game would be out sooner than expected – November 20th, 2012. Capcom marked the horror blockbuster’s reveal with …

Demo details how aspects of the game's complex puzzles work

The average RRP of a boxed PlayStation Vita game in the UK on launch day will be 33, MCV can reveal. The news comes as Vita gets its second 44.99 RRP title in the shape of FIFA Football. It joins Sony’s own Uncharted: Golden Abyss in the full-price tier. Vita …

Social network to shift focus to titles developed in-house

Retailer Blockbuster has signalled its growing intention in the games space by striking its first DLC exclusivity deal. Thanks to an agreement with EA, those who pre-order Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 with the chain will receive two bonus golfer foursome downloads. The first will allow gamers to play with …

There’s only one week left to send in your nominations for this week’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. This is your chance to highlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. To lobby for your favourites, send a …

An upbeat start to 2012 has seen games and consoles TV advertising increase 28 per cent year-on-year. This growth has been stimulated by six extra campaigns compared to 2011 (22 versus 16). Health and fitness related titles have contributed the lion’s share of 2012 activity, with five games on air …

Sony has announced that as of today consumers will be able to get some personal hands-on time with the PlayStation Vita at all of GAME and Gamestation’s 600 UK stores. The top 150 stores will also feature a Vita dedicated Interactive Display Unit which will be rolled out in the …

Online service sees 18 per cent increase in title growth, claim analysts